Lumumba2001

Made in the tradition of such true-life political thrillers as MALCOLM X and JFK, Raoul Peck’s award-winning epic dramatizes the rise and fall of legendary African leader Patrice Lumumba. When the Congo declared its independence from Belgium in 1960, the 36-year-old Lumumba became the first Prime Minister of the newly independent state but would last just months in office before being brutally assassinated.

I saw this in theaters when it first came out, and I burst into sobs near the end. Which has never happened to me before or since in a movie theater. Also I can't believe this film came out so long ago, or that I am so old. That's not really sufficient as a review. Will update later, about my rewatching it.